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Requirements

Know: Define the importance of each courage step: Be strong; Be calm; Be clear; Be careful. Explain how memorizing the courage steps helps you to be ready.

Commit: Explain why it is hard to follow the courage steps in an emergency. Tell when you can use the courage steps in other situations (such as standing up to a bully, avoiding fights, being fair, not stealing or cheating when tempted, etc.)

Practice: Act out one of the requirements using these courage steps: Be strong; Be calm; Be clear; Be careful.

2. Explain what first aid is. Tell what you should do after an accident.

3. Explain how you can get help quickly if there is an emergency in your home. Make a "help list" of people or agencies that can help you if you need it. Post it near a phone or in another place with easy access.

4. Demonstrate the Heimlich maneuver and tell when it is used.

5. Show what to do for these "hurry cases":

Serious bleeding

Stopped breathing

Internal poisoning

Heart attack

6. Show how to treat shock.

7. Show first aid for the following:

Cuts and scratches

Burns and scalds

Choking

Blisters on the hand and foot

Tick bites

Bites and stings of insects other than ticks

Poisonous snakebite

Nosebleed

Frostbite

Sunburn

8. Tell what steps must be taken for a safe swim with your Webelos den, pack, family, or other group. Explain the reasons for the buddy system.

And do two of these:

9. Explain six safety rules you should follow when "driving" a bicycle.